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THIRD DECAN OF PISCES

350°–360° · waterComplete emotional harmony
Ruled by Mars
Key Themes
harmonyfamilyemotional wholenesslasting joy
Mars brings fierce devotion to Pisces water, completing the zodiacal cycle with a vision of emotional wholeness. This decan is the rainbow after the flood — love expressed not just between two, but radiating outward to encompass everyone you hold dear.

Correspondences

Chaldean Ruler
Marspersonal planet
Mars governs this face of the zodiac through the Chaldean decan order, coloring its expression with drive and assertion.
Tarot Card
Ten of CupsThoth title: Satiety
cupswater
The Golden Dawn assigned each Minor Arcana pip card (2–10) to a specific decan, linking tarot symbolism to the zodiacal faces.

Traditional Imagery

PicatrixGhayat al-Hakim, c. 10th centuryA man with a body like a bird, having long and beautiful hair, holding a vase.
AgrippaThree Books of Occult Philosophy, 1533A man of a goodly countenance, holding a bird.
Modern SynthesisContemporary interpretationA family stands together beneath a rainbow of ten luminous cups, arms outstretched — the fullest expression of emotional abundance, where joy becomes something you share with everyone you love.